Holder for lipsticks and the like



June 27, 19445 H. F. REICHENBACH HOLDER FOR LIPSTIQKS AND THE LIKEFiled-Dec. 16, 1943 Patented June 27, 1944 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICEHOLDER FOR LIPSTICKSANDI-THE LIKE.

Howard F. Reichenbach, Waterbury, Conn., assig'nor to Chase Brass &Copper Go., Incorporated, Waterbury, Conn., a corporation YApplicationDecember 16, 1943, Serial' No. 514,515 401mm. (cl. 20e-56) The presentinvention relates to improvements in holders for lipsticks and othermaterials, and relates more particularly to holders of the generalcharacter referred to which are adjustable for purposes of advancing andretracting the contents of the holder as may be required by the user.

One of the objects of the present invention is to provide a superioradjustable holder for lipsticks and the like, which combines reliabilityof operation, low cost for manufacture and simplicity` of construction.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a superior holderof the character referred to in which superior means are providedwhereby an advanceable-and-retractable carrier may be yieldingly held ina desired position of advancement or retraction to thus guard againstthe unintentional shifting of such carrier and its contents.

With the above and other objectsin view, as will appear to those skilledin the art from the `present disclosure, this invention includes allfea.- tures in the said disclosure which are novel over the prior art.

Y Inthelaccompanying drawing, in..which certain modesof carrying out thepresent invention are shown for illustrative purposes:

Fig. 1i is a view in side elevation of an adjustable holder forlipsticks and the like constructed in accordance with the presentinvention, with part of the shell-membershown in central-lon.- gitudinalsection;

Fig. 2'is a View thereof in central-longitudinal section taken on theline 2-2.of Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a transverse sectional viewtakenon the line 3--3 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4 is a similar view taken on the line 4 4 of` Fig. 2;

Fig. 5 is a view of the holder-structure inside elevationv with theshell-member omitted;

Fig. 6 is a broken View of the upper end of the shell-member shown incentral-longitudinal section and in perspective;

Fig.7 is a transverse sectional. view of the shell-member taken on theline I-'I of Fig. 6; and

Fig. 8 is a perspective View of theactuatingpin.

The adjustable holder for lipsticks or the like which has been hereinchosen for purposes of illustratingone embodiment of the presentinvention, comprises a cup-shaped.. carrier IU, a`substantially-cupV-shaped body-member II, a helically-splitactuating-sleeve I2 and a tubular shell-member lf3; The said carrier=l0=may be conveniently produced of molded thermosetting material such asBakelite,v while thev remaining parts* described may be. convenientlyformed ofA sheet' metal, such as brass.

The. body-member- I'I isf formed at its lower end? with an integrallaterally-extending angelike annularv operating-head:` M', whileadjacent its opposite open endA the saidy body-member is formedv withVan annular outwardly-extending stop-bead' I5. Thevportion of thebody-member lying above the. said: stop-bead may bel saidl to constituteanecki-portion Ii5a.

The cup-shaped carrier I0 before referred to is mounted Withfre'edom forreciprocation: axially Withinfthe interior" off the' body-member Il, andisadapted to carry a mass of vlipstick-material; IBf or such otherVmaterial "as may be -desired; Radially. mounted: in the lower portionof the carrierl IU is an. actuating-pin I1 having a head I8 flattened oneach of its respective opposite sidesV andf adapted; to rid'e'inafhelical actuating-slot IQin the actuating-sleeve l2. The saidactuating-pin also extends` throughv avertical guide-slot 2U formed: inthe'body-member IIf and extending. therein from a. point. slightlyabove;- the operating-head: I4` to a point slightly Abelow therstop-bead I5, as is indicatedin Figs. 1 and 2;

The-actuating-sleeve. I- 2 before'referred to is of7 a` lengthsubstantially` corresponding to the length between the upper surface'ofthe operating-head I4l of. the body-member II. and. the lower. or innersurface of the stop-bead I5 thereof. Inthev particular. instance shown,the actuf ating-sleeve I2' is rolled up from a vstripl of sheet metal,such as spring brass, in such manner as. t'c leave thehelicalactuating-slot. lllbetween its convolutions' orreaches; andibyitsown inherent expansibility the saidl actuating-sleeve frictional- 1ygrips the interior surface-of the shell-member I3, sothat for allnormaloperating purposes, the said actuating-sleeve I'2and the saidshell-member I31areunitary. rlh'e i'lt issuchphowever.' that thebody-member. I I mayY turn-` freely. within the said: actuating-sleeveI2,. though. held against axial. displacement' with respect` thereto"lby the juxtapositioning of the stop-head1 I5; and the upper. edge of thesaid actuating-sleeve` onone hand, and,y on the-other hand,.thejuxtapositioning of. the lower endof` the said actuating-sleevewith-respect.. to the upper surfaceof. the operating-head. |41. The.upper1 edge-portiorrpf the vshell-member I3y is folded inwardly t'oprovide a iinisliing-skirt 2|l extending in substantial parallelism withthe cylindrical wall of the shell-member and is provided at its loweredge with three (more or less) downwardly-extending resilientretaining-fingers 22. The said retaining-fingers 22 (spring brass or thelike) are preferably inwardly bowed intermediate their respectiveopposite ends so as to frictionally engage the outer surface of theneck-portion |50, of the body-member II which is located above thestop-bead I5.

To operate the adjustable holder above described, the user may hold thestructure by grip-i ping the periphery of the shell-member- I3 in onehand and then by the other hand, rotating the body-membery II by meansof its operating-head I4, to thereby bodily turn the actuating-pin I'Iand the carrier I0. The turning action just referred to is eifected byone or the other of the Walls of the guide-slot 20 in the body-memberII, the respective opposite ends of which guideslot serve torlimit theactuating-pin I1 and the carrier I in. their movements in a directionaxially with respect to the said body-member. Owing to the frictionalinter-engagement between the outer surface of the actuating-sleeve I2and the inner surface of the shell-member I3, the said shell-member andthe said. actuatingsleeve perform as a unit and do not ordinarilyshiftwith respect to each other. Where, however, it is desired todisassemble the structure, sufficient force may be exerted downwardly onthe operating-head I4 to overcome the friction and effect the withdrawalof the said actuatingsleeve I2.

By turning the operating-head I4 in a clockwise direction with respectto the shell-member I3, the actuating-pin I'I and hence also the carrierI0, will be caused to .ride in a helical path outwardly with respect tothe structure so as to expose the lipstick-material I 6 at the open endof the device.

A reverse or counterclockwise turning movement of the operating-head I4relative tothe shell-member I3 Will cause the retirement of the carrierI 0 inwardly toward the operating-head I4. When sufficiently retractedto bring the lipstick-material I6 within the open upper end of thestructure, any suitable cap may be applied if desired to the open end ofthe structure.

In the turning movement of the operatinghead I4 as above described, theintegral bodyl member II will be similarly turned to thereby cause thelongitudinal guide-slot 20 thereof to force the actuating-pin I1 totravel in the helical path referred to. The turning movement of thebody-member II will, however, be against the frictional restraintimposed thereon by the engagement of the resilient retaining-fingers 22with the outer periphery ofits neck-portion I5a. Thus, when thelipstick-material I6 has been projected youtwardly to the desiredextent, the frictional engagement just referred to will prevent thepressure on the lipstick-material from effecting the unintentionalturning of the bodymember II within the shell-member I3;and will therebystabilize the lipstick-material while the same is in use.

By-forming the retaining-fingers 22 or their equivalent upon thefinishing-skirt; 2| orfother suitable portion inturned from the materialof the shell-member I3, not only are the operational advantages obtainedask above referred to, but'the finish of the upper edge of the saidshellmember is vastly improved in appearance and in its freedom fromsharp edges.

Preferably, the retaining-fingers are formed on the finishing-skirt 2|before the same is turned inwardly with respect to the upper edge of theshell-member I3 of which it forms a part. By this procedure theformation of the retaining-fingers 22 or their equivalent is madeconvenient while the material is in an available position to be workedupon.

.The invention may be carried out in other specific ways than thoseherein set forth without departing from the spirit and essentialcharacteristics of the invention, and the present embodiments are,therefore, to be considered in all respects as illustrative and notrestrictive, and

all changes coming within the meaning and A equivalency range of theappended claims are intended to be embraced therein.

I claim:

1. An adjustable holder for lipsticks and the like, comprising: `ahollow body-member` provided with a guide-slot extending through itsside-wall; a sleeve-like actuating-member around the exterior of thesaid body-member and provided with an actuating-slot extendingtherethrough and inclined relative to the guideslot in the saidbody-member, the said actuating-member ending short of the upper end o fthev said body-member; a carrier axially movable within the saidbody-member and having actuating-means engageable with the guide-slot inthe said body-member and the actuating-slot in the saidactuating-member; and a shell-member around the outer periphery of and.coupled to the said actuating-member and extending above the upper endthereof, the upper end of f the said shell-member being turned inwardlyto provide a rounded upper edge therefor andprovided withretaining-means frictionally engaging with the periphery of the upperportion of the said body-member to yieldingly restrain the turningmovement of the latter with respect to the said shell-member and thesaid actuatingmember.

2. An adjustable holder for lipsticks and the like, comprising: a hollowbody-member provided with a guide-slot extending through its side-wall;a sleeve-like lactuating-member around the exterior of the saidbody-,member and provided with an actuating-slot extending therethroughand inclined relative to the guideslot in the said body-member,r thesaid actuating-member ending short ofthe upper end of the saidbody-member; a carrier axially movable Within'the said body-member andhaving actuating-means engageable with thev guide-slotv in the saidbody-member and the actuating-slot inthe said actuating-member; and ashell-member around the outer periphery of and coupled to the saidactuating-member and extending above the upper end thereof, the upperend ofthe; said shell-member being turned inwardlyto' provide a roundedupper edge therefor and provided with downwardly-extending finger-like:resilient retaining-means frictionally engaging with: the periphery ofthe upper portion of the said bodymember to yieldingly restrain theturning movement of the latter with respect tothe said shellmember andthe said actuating-member.`

3. An adjustable holder forelipsticks and the like, comprising: a hollowbody-memberprovided with a guide-slot extendingI Athrough its,side-wall; a 'sleeve-like actuating-member around the exterior of thesaid body-member and provided with an actuating-slot extendingtherethrough and inclined relative to the guideslot in the saidbody-member, the said actuating-member ending short of the upper end ofthe said body-member; a carrier axially movable within the saidbody-member and having actuating-means engageable with the guide-slot inthe said body-member and the actuating-slot in the saidactuating-member; and a shell-member around the outer periphery of andcoupled to the said actuating-member and extending above the upper endthereof, the upper end of the said shell-member being turned inwardly toprovide a rounded upper edge therefor and provided with a plurality oflaterally-spaced-apart resilient retaining-iingers irictionally engagingwith the periphery of the upper portion of the said bodymember toyieldingly restrain the turning movement of the latter with respect tothe said shellmember and the said actuating-member.

4. An adjustable holder for lipsticks and the like, comprising: a hollowbody-member provided with a guide-slot extending through its side-walland formed adjacent its outer end with a substantially-annularoutwardly-extending stop-bead and having a neck-portion extendingoutwardly in an axial direction beyond the said stop-bead; a sleeve-likeactuating-member extending around the exterior of the said bodymemberfrom a point inwardly with respect to the stop-bead thereof, the saidactuating-member being provided with an actuating-slot extendingtherethrough and inclined relative to the guide-slot in the saidbody-member; a carrier axially movable within the said body-member andhaving actuating-means engageable with the guide-slot in the said`body-member and the said actuating-slot in the said actuating-member;and a shell-member extending around the outer periphery of and coupledto the said actuating-member and having its upper portion surroundingthe neck-portion of the said bodymember, the upper end of the saidshell-member being turned inwardly to provide a rounded upper edgetherefor and provided with retainingmeans -frictionally engaging withthe outer periphery of the neck-portion of the said bodymember at apoint outwardly with respect to the stop-bead thereof, to yieldinglyrestrain the turning movement of the said body-member with respect tothe said shell-member and the said actuating-member. v

HOWARD RREICHENBACH.

